Dunbar & Marshall's NW Adventures

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:02:48 +0000Dunbar & Marshall's NW AdventuresJason and Karissa are back in Portland, Oregon!http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)Blogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-1728476879553084345Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:17:00 +00002017-02-20T22:23:46.795-08:00I Had A Baby! And Some Other Stuff Too, <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2017/02/i-had-baby-and-some-other-stuff-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-3667014176985349133Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:52:00 +00002016-10-26T23:11:08.417-07:00Italy and Greece!It's almost Halloween, which means that predictably Portland is rainy and grey and cold, and we're right back in the fall/winter weather (it all looks the same, 50 degrees and WET).  SOOO, I'm going to post some sunnier photos of some fun stuff we did earlier this year!  Also, because I haven't posted about it yet, even though it happened in May and that makes it a full 5 months ago.&http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/10/italy-and-greece_1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-8309796213963533488Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:52:00 +00002016-10-26T23:08:32.680-07:00Italy and Greece!It's almost Halloween, which means that predictably Portland is rainy and grey and cold, and we're right back in the fall/winter weather (it all looks the same, 50 degrees and WET).  SOOO, I'm going to post some sunnier photos of some fun stuff we did earlier this year!  Also, because I haven't posted about it yet, even though it happened in May and that makes it a full 5 months ago.&http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/10/italy-and-greece_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-3548524646154694329Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:52:00 +00002016-10-26T22:59:16.520-07:00Italy and Greece!It's almost Halloween, which means that predictably Portland is rainy and grey and cold, and we're right back in the fall/winter weather (it all looks the same, 50 degrees and WET).  SOOO, I'm going to post some sunnier photos of some fun stuff we did earlier this year!  Also, because I haven't posted about it yet, even though it happened in May and that makes it a full 5 months ago.&http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/10/italy-and-greece.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-8029419171891899539Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:51:00 +00002016-09-01T22:51:41.286-07:00Dunbarshall Party All The TimeOK folks, I'm still alive. It feels like I've got about 10 years worth of material to post.  Stupid blogging is hard, you guys.  I put it off because I don't really have time, and then by the time a month has gone by, I'm like, there's too much, I need to really just dedicate a couple hours to it... and then I never do.  And then suddenly it's TODAY, and looking back I http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/09/dunbarshall-party-all-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-547385843445295486Mon, 04 Apr 2016 23:30:00 +00002016-04-04T16:30:21.080-07:00AFRICA! Overdue.You guys.  I am terrible at this blogging thing.  I just realized that in 2015 I posted 5 times.  GAH.  I mean, there's a crapload of cute pictures in each post, but STILL. So anyway.  I'm probably just going to keep on keeping on.  Regardless of how often I feel like I SHOULD post.  Because let's be real, who has time for blogging? Sooooo... It's April. http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/04/africa-overdue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-3655586200773581145Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:35:00 +00002016-01-17T18:35:29.206-08:00Videos of EvelynSince I am feeling rather behind and I feel like I owe you guys some pictures of Christmas and Evelyn's second birthday... I am instead going to post some videos.  And then one of these days I'll actually get around to writing an actual post.  WORD! Singing a holiday song for you all (seriously, it's never ending around here, we've been singing Christmas songs since October and she's http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2016/01/videos-of-evelyn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-5385241505990703078Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:18:00 +00002015-12-03T08:32:43.162-08:00Halloween Special!We got really really close to actually having two blogs posts in one month, guys.  Ah well.  I'm just excited I'm not writing about something that happened six months ago anymore.  :)  You probably are too! So I know that we just had Thanksgiving and Evelyn's birthday party, and those are very exciting events with lots of pictures that I should share, but first you get http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2015/12/halloween-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-789505244252125149Fri, 06 Nov 2015 04:45:00 +00002015-11-05T20:45:06.777-08:00Part 2 of Summertime Catch UpOh dear lord, the summer is officially over.  Not just summer.  OCTOBER.  How does this keep happening to me?  I keep feeling like at some point, I'm going to get caught up on everything, I'm going to be at a place where I am only looking ahead and planning for the future...  dudes.  Apparently, Not. Going. To. Happen. So let's keep talking about what happened http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2015/11/part-2-of-summertime-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-737669330120689107Sun, 06 Sep 2015 05:33:00 +00002015-09-05T22:33:50.734-07:00Part 1 of Summertime Catch UpSo, this time I was determined to have something to write about besides Evelyn.  I've been taking notes-- like when I have an actual thought, I go and write it down.  So then you get to hear these rare gems that occur inside my brain that aren't kid related. But who am I kidding?  Most of this blog will be cute pictures of Evelyn.  I know what the public wants, and it isn't http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2015/09/part-1-of-summertime-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-1906345319762827275Fri, 22 May 2015 03:59:00 +00002015-05-22T10:32:25.655-07:00I Totally Suck At This. Someone got a stamp, and decided that in addition to making excellent marks on things, it tasted great. Oh man.  So much for New Year's resolutions!  A few months ago a friend was teasing me about my quarterly blog posts-- oops.  Except now we're even worse than quarterly.  Hey, at least it's been less than six months! So, what to report.  We officially have a full http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2015/05/i-totally-suck-at-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-5524794491397903841Sun, 04 Jan 2015 04:57:00 +00002015-01-03T20:57:13.160-08:00Like A Phoenix, I Re-Emerge From the Ashes of No Posting So, I had prepared this amazingly witty post.  It was hilarious.  A pure stroke of genius, if you ask me.  Probably my best post yet!  And then, stupid blogger stupid deleted the stupid thing.  GAAAAHHH.  Sometimes, I hate the internet. I don't actually hate the internet.  I feel that previous statement needed a correction appended to it. Anyway, apparently http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2015/01/like-phoenix-i-re-emerge-from-ashes-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-1221293294662523584Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:27:00 +00002014-11-03T14:30:27.959-08:00Review of Milk and Baby Nursing ShirtAt some point this spring, I contacted this company called Milk and Baby to ask about their nursing clothing.  I'd been coveting several items from their website, but I never buy stuff online-- I always feel like I need to try it on before I can commit.  They agreed to send me a sample to wear in exchange for a review on the bliggety-blog about it. Let me just say, the shirt they sent http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2014/11/review-of-milk-and-baby-nursing-shirt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-2219776761251309209Sun, 27 Jul 2014 06:28:00 +00002014-07-26T23:28:56.721-07:00Still here! I'm still here. I came back. Have you seen this video?  Hilarious.  I stole the title of this blog from these children. Um, right.  Blogging.  Yes.  Got it. I'm pretty sure I've entered some kind of baby time warp.  What has happened is that it appears as though 3 months have gone by since the last time I blogged, but what has actually happened is that it's been about 5 minutes, and we've http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2014/07/still-here-im-still-here-i-came-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-4547148788590874835Fri, 25 Apr 2014 04:36:00 +00002014-05-16T11:59:56.836-07:00Time Flies When You're Wiping ButtsYup, not a joke.  2 months has absolutely flown by-- I have no idea how it happened.  So, it's, like, practically the end of April already!  Holy crap.  I swear I've put blogging on my to-do list like a hundred times.  But then I have to prioritize if I'd rather do the dishes or blog, or do my laundry, or take a nap... cause you know both things can't happen.  And http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2014/04/time-flies-when-youre-wiping-butts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-322528914227105284Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:06:00 +00002014-05-16T12:01:04.212-07:00January. Baby. Holy crap, you guys, where has the entire month of January gone?  Seriously.  I blinked.  Here we are. They say that sleep deprivation has a positive influence on your creativity.  If this is true, this'll be my most poetic posting yet.  I have to warn you though, this post is going to contain a ridiculous number of baby photos.  It seems like I can't help but http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2014/02/january-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-4389707252390144100Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:42:00 +00002013-12-11T16:42:00.800-08:00Here It Is -- The Baby UpdateDude, we did it!  First off, to calm the raging masses, some baby photos: Day 1 in the real world. Baby and auntie. Getting ready to take her home! Grandpa and his first granddaughter. Vogue-ing in sleep. OK, now that that's out of the way, some details.  An abbreviated version.  Evelyn Athena Marshall was born 11/30/13 at 11:28pm at OHSU via http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/12/here-it-is-baby-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-7635977443222584390Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:08:00 +00002013-11-18T13:51:37.734-08:00Nope, Not Yet-- Short and Sweet UpdateTrust me, we are waiting on pins and needles.  My due date is the 21st, so we're almost there!  I keep trying not to hope that she'll arrive early, but it's in the back of my mind.  Which, of course, will mean that she'll be late, and maybe even really late!  I guess we'll see.  :) I'm still doing well, feeling larger and more uncomfortable every day, but still working (http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/11/nope-not-yet-short-and-sweet-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-6493199793377943959Sun, 03 Nov 2013 05:24:00 +00002013-11-02T22:24:33.146-07:003 Weeks To Go... No Baby Yet!I thought I would make that the title of this post, since I'm assuming that is everyone's first question.  :)  Not that I'm counting or anything, but it's only 2 weeks and 4 days until November 21st.  I only have 11 work days left.  I mean, woah!  At some point, we're going to have an actual, live, real, human baby.  Like, to take care of, and stuff.  That's http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/11/3-weeks-to-go-no-baby-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-6392682793152139223Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:02:00 +00002013-10-07T12:02:13.611-07:00Fall Has Arrived in PortlandGood morning, lovely friends and family!  I'm currently sitting at the computer at The Source climbing center, bringing you another update from the Dunbar Marshall household.  Why am I sitting at The Source climbing center?  Because it is rather complicated to find time to blog these days!  We spend a lot of time here actually-- it's a little bit like our home away from homehttp://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-has-arrived-in-portland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-8154693782791944634Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:22:00 +00002013-08-25T17:22:27.603-07:00August is AwesomeAaaaannnd, we're back.  I never know how to start these blogs.  I feel like no matter what I do, the beginnings end up cheesy.  Ah, well.  If the cheese-factor is too high, just skip the first paragraph or so. So where to begin?  It's been quite a summer!  I know I've said that already, but it's really true.  It feels like we've been going non-stop for weeks http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-is-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-904925549113215282Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:54:00 +00002013-07-19T08:44:23.857-07:00Super Crazy MonthHello again, friends!  You are probably thinking to yourself, "Karissa went and got herself knocked up, and now she won't even blog about it so that we can see her preggo belly." Well, I'm back.  It's been an insane month!  Between baby things, and travel, and amazing Portland weather, we've been running non-stop.  So this is hopefully the first of two blog posts with a http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/07/super-crazy-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-5444234749162298837Tue, 21 May 2013 02:19:00 +00002013-05-20T19:19:05.243-07:00Totally Not A Big DealFriends and family!  Man, I'm sorry, I've fallen off the blogging bandwagon here lately.  I promise there's actually a good reason for it.  Things have been a bit busy over here in the Portland region, and by busy, I mean... I'm pregnant! Ha!  Were you expecting that?  Maybe a little.  Well, it's true.  I will grow larger and larger in front of your very eyes,http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/05/totally-not-big-deal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-5950214662588285484Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:54:00 +00002013-04-07T20:54:11.336-07:00Vegas VacationsWell, hello there, internet friends.  How lovely to see you again! So recently Jason and I took a quick weekend trip to Vegas to hang with Mr. Larry Marshall (aka El), bask in the sunshine, hang with some AWESOME Canadian friends, and rock climb.  We were going a bit crazy here in the gray Pacific NW.  The sun has NOT been shining.  In fact, it is generally so NOT sunny here http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/04/vegas-vacations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805184849178534025.post-8735292516169331227Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:35:00 +00002013-02-27T21:41:37.567-08:00In Which I Write About Topics of Little Importance It's true.  Topics of little importance.  Everything you're about to read is just random, trivial, top-of-the-head kinda stuff.  Off the top of my head, y'all.  Flight of the Conchords reference, anyone?  No?  Okay. So, as usual, stuff is the usual around here!  It's amazing how easy it is to slip in to the daily grind, until a month has passed http://karissadunbar.blogspot.com/2013/02/in-which-i-write-about-topics-of-little.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karissa Dunbar)0